Table 1.
Characteristics of mothers living with HIV participating in the study.
| Characteristics of participants at the control and intervention sites
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|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Intervention | Total | |
| Number of participants | 77 | 83 | 160 |
| Age, Mean (SD) | 26.7 (5.0) | 26.1 (5.7) | 26.4 (5.4) |
| Months pregnant, Mean (SD) | 6.6 (1.0) | 6.4 (1.3) | 6.5 (1.2) |
| Years lived in Cape Town, Mean (SD) | 11.1 (9.7) | 10.0 (9.4) | 10.5 (9.5) |
| Housing, N (%) | |||
| Shack | 43 (56.6) | 53 (66.3) | 96 (61.5) |
| House | 33 (43.4) | 27 (33.8) | 60 (38.5) |
| Language spoken at home, N (%) | |||
| Xhosa | 75 (98.7) | 82 (98.8) | 157 (98.7) |
| Other non-English | 1 (1.3) | 1 (1.2) | 2 (1.3) |
| Highest level of education, N (%) | |||
| Up to Grade 7 | 10 (13.0) | 18 (21.7) | 28 (17.5) |
| Up to Grade 10 | 44 (57.1) | 49 (59.0) | 93 (58.1) |
| Higher | 23 (29.9) | 16 (19.3) | 39 (24.4) |
| Current employment status, N (%) | |||
| Employed | 35 (45.5) | 16 (19.3) | 51 (31.9)** |
| Unemployed/house wife/school | 42 (54.5) | 67 (80.7) | 109 (68.1) |
| Marital status, N (%) | |||
| Married/live with partner | 27 (35.1) | 31 (37.3) | 58 (36.3) |
| Not | 50 (64.9) | 52 (62.7) | 102 (63.8) |
| Type of romantic partner, N (%) | |||
| Husband | 27 (35.1) | 27 (32.5) | 54 (33.8) |
| Boyfriend | 47 (61.0) | 52 (62.7) | 99 (61.9) |
| None | 3 (3.9) | 4 (4.8) | 7 (4.4) |
| Characteristics of participants who did and did not complete follow-ups
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|---|---|---|---|
| Did not complete | Completed | Total | |
| Number of participants | 89 | 71 | 160 |
| Age, Mean (SD) | 25.9 (5.6) | 26.9 (5.0) | 26.4 (5.4) |
| Months pregnant, Mean (SD) | 6.6 (1.3) | 6.4 (1.0) | 6.5 (1.2) |
| Years lived in Cape Town, Mean (SD) | 10.5 (9.2) | 10.5 (9.9) | 10.5 (9.5) |
| Housing, N (%) | |||
| Shack | 49 (57.6) | 47 (66.2) | 96 (61.5) |
| House | 36 (42.4) | 24 (33.8) | 60 (38.5) |
| Language spoken at home, N (%) | |||
| Xhosa | 88 (98.9) | 69 (98.6) | 157 (98.7) |
| Other non-English | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.4) | 2 (1.3) |
| Highest level of education, N (%) | |||
| Up to Grade 7 | 18 (20.2) | 10 (14.1) | 28 (17.5) |
| UP to Grade 10 | 51 (57.3) | 42 (59.2) | 93 (58.1) |
| Higher | 20 (22.5) | 19 (26.8) | 39 (24.4) |
| Current employment status, N (%) | |||
| Employed | 27 (30.3) | 24 (33.8) | 51 (31.9) |
| Unemployed/Housewife/School | 62 (69.7) | 47 (66.2) | 109 (68.1) |
| Marital status, N (%) | |||
| Married/live with partner | 25 (28.1) | 33 (46.5) | 58 (36.3)* |
| Not | 64 (71.9) | 38 (53.5) | 102 (63.8) |
| Type of romantic partner, N (%) | |||
| Husband | 22 (24.7) | 32 (45.1) | 54 (33.8)* |
| Boyfriend | 64 (71.9) | 35 (49.3) | 99 (61.9) |
| None | 3 (3.4) | 4 (5.6) | 7 (4.4) |
*
p < 0.05;
**
p < 0.001.